In Kansas do I have to respond to a Divorce petition
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In Kansas do I have to respond to a Divorce petition
Hello, My wife and I are seperated, she lives in Kansas and I live in Arizona.
She has filed a petition for divorce and I recieved it 2 weeks ago. Do I have to
respond to this petition
Asked on January 22, 2018 under Family Law, Alaska
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If you don't respond, by filing an answer by the deadline set forth in the summons, your wife will file a default. A default means that you have lost unless you file a motion to set aside the default and the court accepts the arguments stated in the motion to set aside the default.
If your wife obtains a default judgment against you, it means that she wins and will be awarded what she is claiming in her petition for dissolution of marriage.
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